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Why is the Campaign Important?

Currently more than half a million children born in the US live in Mexicobecause their parents were deported or decided to return due to the hostile climate forimmigrants in the US. Many of these parents need legal assistance to obtain identitydocuments for their children.

The Institute for Women in Migration (IMUMI) has a Legal Clinic with US andMexican trained lawyers who work together on issues of family re-unification,humanitarian visas and identity documents to help families integrate once in Mexico.

To continue this work we need your support to raise $14,000 USD to help families obtaindocumentation to ensure their children´s access to education and health services in Mexico.Each year IMUMI represents more than 200 women migrants and their familiesand advocates for public policy changes in Mexico that will increase the rightsof bi-national families.

For example, IMUMI was instrumental in Mexico´s educationalreforms that now guarantee access to education for all immigrant children regardless oftheir nationality or immigration status.

Your support will allow us to cover: Partial salary for a lawyer to assist women migrants and their familieswith legal procedures between Mexico and the U.S. Birth certificate fees Mexican nationality registration (dual nationality) Family re-unification procedures Passport fees Training for civil registries and organizations in Mexico to helpreplicate the work and reach more migrant families.

Week 1: 20% of the funds raisedWeek 2: 25% of the funds raisedWeek 3: 40% of the funds raisedWeek 4: 60% of the funds raisedWeek 5: 80% of the funds raisedWeek 6: 100% of the funds raised

About the Campaign Sponsor

Bridges for Understanding (B4U) is sponsoring this campaign for IMUMI. Weare US citizens and Mexican friends united to stop the deterioration of relationsbetween Mexico and the US, and the impact that US policy has had on immigrants. B4Uwas founded at the beginning of 2017 as a call to strengthen efforts to supportorganizations such as IMUMI that advocate for the rights of migrants and their families.(www.bridgesforunderstanding.com)Contact IMUMIAlma Levy, Instituto para las Mujeres en la Migración, ACEmail: direccion@imumi.orgTels.: (52 55) 5211.4153 y 5658.7384